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A Local Law in relation to requiring a survey and study of racial, ethnic and gender diversity among the directors, officers and executive level staff members of city contractors

This bill would require SBS to produce a voluntary survey to be distributed to all prospective city contractors that would collect racial, ethnic and gender information regarding the executive boards of those companies. The Mayor would also assign a city agency to produce a report analyzing the information obtained from that survey. Notably, no agency would be able to use the information obtained in the survey as a basis for any procurement decisions.

  • Enacted

History

Apr 21, 2016
City Council
Recved from Mayor by Council
Apr 21, 2016
Mayor
Signed Into Law by Mayor
Apr 21, 2016
Mayor
Hearing Held by Mayor
Apr 7, 2016
City Council
Sent to Mayor by Council
Apr 7, 2016
City Council
Pass
Approved by Council

Affirmative

Absent

Medical

Apr 6, 2016
Committee on Economic Development
Hearing Held by Committee
Apr 6, 2016
Committee on Economic Development
Amendment Proposed by Comm
Apr 6, 2016
Committee on Economic Development
Amended by Committee
Apr 6, 2016
Committee on Economic Development
Pass
Approved by Committee

Affirmative

Conflict

Absent

Medical

Oct 22, 2015
Committee on Economic Development
Hearing Held by Committee
Oct 22, 2015
Committee on Economic Development
Laid Over by Committee
Mar 11, 2015
City Council
Referred to Comm by Council
Mar 11, 2015
City Council
Introduced by Council

Int. No. 704-A

 

By Council Members Crowley, Mealy, Chin, Gibson, Palma, Rose, Koslowitz, Ferreras-Copeland, Dickens, Mendez, Cumbo, Barron, Rosenthal, Lancman, Cornegy, King, Espinal, Reynoso, Torres, Kallos, Maisel, Wills, Menchaca, Garodnick and Cohen

 

A Local Law in relation to requiring a survey and study of racial, ethnic and gender diversity among the directors, officers and executive level staff members of city contractors

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. By January 15, 2017, the department of small business services shall create a voluntary survey, to be distributed to and completed by proposed city contractors and subcontractors in conjunction with employment reports pursuant to subdivision e of section 1305 of the New York city charter. That survey shall solicit information regarding the selection and employment practices, policies, and procedures pertaining to the racial, ethnic and gender composition of such entities’ directors, officers, and other executive-level staff members and such entities’ plans for diversity in leadership. No information submitted to the department through such survey may be the basis for any decision by the city in relation to any contract award or renewal unless otherwise authorized by law.

§ 2. a. By July 1, 2018, the mayor, or such office or agency as the mayor may designate, shall submit to the speaker of the city council and publish on the website of the department of small business services a report analyzing:

1. Racial, ethnic and gender diversity among directors, officers and executive-level staff members of entities holding goods or service contracts with the city;

2. Such entities’ plans for improving racial, ethnic and gender diversity in such positions and such entities’ efforts to achieve those plans.

b. The report described in subdivision a of this section may be based on data and information from the surveys described in section one of this local law and any other available source. The information generated for or used in preparing such report shall not be the basis for any decision by the city in relation to any contract award or renewal unless otherwise authorized by law. The report shall not name or identify any contracting entity.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

ARP/KC

LS #3522.1

3/30/2016 6:57 PM